The Ultimate Collection

**Mon Mar 14, 2005 11:41 am**

you know what? you're right! Fuck the charts - just look at Fairytale of New York, outsold by the pet shop boys, but recently voted THE greatest Christmas record of all time on VH1 (and more than deservedly!) I'm sorry for this waste of a thread!

**Mon Mar 14, 2005 8:00 pm**

Hi from Spain.
I have received this week "The ultimate collection" and the reissued albums "Hell´s ditch" and "Red roses for me". An advice, it´s not necessary you buy "The ultimate..." :evil:

, yes, the live 2001 reunion is good, but...
Instead, im very happy with the others records, GREAT, many pictures, amazing sound in "Red roses...", a precious booklet really.
Bye.

**Mon Mar 14, 2005 10:56 pm**

franzapa wrote:An advice, it´s not necessary you buy "The ultimate..." , yes, the live 2001 reunion is good, but...

I'm not sure I understand. Are you indicating that the quality (or quantity) of music on the Live disc does not justify the cost, or does the Studio disc simply seem irrelevant?

**Tue Mar 15, 2005 8:20 am**

The live disc is fantastic, worth the money on its own. I haven't listened to the new "best of" collection yet, though of course I've listened countless times to all the tracks on it in different contexts... might feel like listening to them in a different order one day ;-)

**Tue Mar 15, 2005 9:33 am**

I think this is probably the best Best of disc so far! all the tracks I consider to be the pogues best are on there - Rainy Night in Soho, Dirty Old Town, and for the first time, Thousands are sailing and Tuseday Morning! and who can rule out Fairytale of New York? THE greatest Christmas record of ALL TIME! the only song missing from the best of disc for me is probably Waxies Dargle! and the Live album is Fucking Wonderful - I would've been more than willing to have paid double for it! its a bargain for a double CD!

**Wed Mar 16, 2005 8:10 am**

yeah, i agree, i would have paid the money for just the live disc, the other one is like a free bonus!!

they're both great compilations! and yes, i too miss Waxie's Dargle from them, but i compensate for that by playing red roses for me over and over, until my head can't take anymore

**Wed Mar 16, 2005 7:05 pm**

Not a wasted thread at all, i like to curse a bit :twisted:

**Tue Mar 22, 2005 2:56 pm**

The Albums actually gone up the charts! No. 15!!!!!!!

**Tue Apr 05, 2005 5:48 pm**

Hi,

I am from Canada and I just bought the Ultimate Pogues Collection from my record store. I went on Amazon.co.uk, and the track listing for the first CD counts 23 tracks.

Link

On the back of my CD case, it lists only 22. Is there some problem with my CD? I'm a man you don't meet everyday is not listed. I didn't listen to the first CD yet, the Live is too amazing.

**Tue Apr 05, 2005 6:19 pm**

No problem with the CD - "I’m A Man You Don’t Meet Every Day" has been removed from the final release.
I think it is a pity. Maybe anyone from the band could explain why it disappeared? :?:

**Wed Apr 06, 2005 3:42 am**

Oh, and another question: who is the female voice on Fairytale? Cait didn't do the tour with them in 2001, am I right?

**Wed Apr 06, 2005 6:46 am**

Sober wrote:Oh, and another question: who is the female voice on Fairytale?

From http://www.pogues.com : <blockquote><blockquote type=cite>Fairytale of New York (with Lila MacMahon)</blockquote></blockquote>

Sober wrote:Cait didn't do the tour with them in 2001, am I right?

Correct.

**Wed Apr 06, 2005 4:11 pm**

Who is Lila MacMahon? Is she from another band?

And isn't it stupid that the Live CD is considered as a bonus CD? I mean... I think that everybody who bought this album did it for the Live, not for the 10000e best of CD!

**Wed Apr 06, 2005 7:14 pm**

Zuzana wrote:No problem with the CD - "I’m A Man You Don’t Meet Every Day" has been removed from the final release.
I think it is a pity. Maybe anyone from the band could explain why it disappeared?

Maybe it was never released as a single, though I still think they shoulda put it on, then maybe have a current day photo with everyone in it. Well woulda sold more records!

Would Cait have been under any record company restrictions?

**Wed Apr 06, 2005 10:31 pm**

Would Cait have been under any record company restrictions?

Maybe that is what it is?

At the risk of insulting Leila McMahon.(Or Shanes Mum!)
Are you sure it wasnt Shanes mum 2001 ? Brixton?
21stDecember?
I was very drunk.

i couldnt see or hear the stage by the end.

Just loads eveyone else singing

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